In the wake of hurricanes Helene and Milton, an outlandish conspiracy theory about the Federal Emergency Management Agency that has percolated for decades started to reappear online. Now, the government agency is making one of its strongest pushes against the claim to date.

Hurricanes Helene and Milton are drawing attention to the environmental records of Republican Sen. Rick Scott and his Democratic challenger, former Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell.

As many throughout the Southeast work to get back on their feet after two major hurricanes, others across the country are working to combat a storm of misinformation. For Margaret Donabed, Thursday brought another day of assessing the damage. Donabed’s home in St. Pete Beach, Florida, was heavily damaged last week by Hurricane Milton. “It does feel surreal, and...

As the cleanup continues after two major hurricanes hammered the Southeastern U.S., so does the work to separate fact from fiction.

A Southwest Airlines pilot who flew over 100 animals to safety from areas affected by Hurricane Milton and Hurricane Helene took his duty a step further and gave one of the rescues a new family.

“I want to caution that this is not a definitive count, because the task force is continuing its work,” Cooper said. “The number will continue to fluctuate as more reports come in and others are resolved.”

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper told those spreading misinformation about Hurricane Helene relief efforts to “stop it” Tuesday. He warned that the interference threatened the safety of first responders and victims from the storm.

Victims of hurricanes Helene and Milton could get a tax deduction for losses. Here’s how to qualify.

On this episode of @Issue, catching up with Rep. Stephen Lynch, and contending with the storm of false information that flooded social media after Hurricanes Milton and Helene. 

Back-to-back hurricanes that brought death and devastation to parts of the South were made worse by a wide range of false and misleading information, some of which still circulates even though they have been conclusively proven false.